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Himachal Asks Temples For "Contributions", BJP Fires 'Sanatan Dharma' Shot
The Himachal Pradesh government - battling a monetary crisis triggered, in large part, by a series of devastating landslides and flash floods over the past two years - has turned to temples for "charitable contributions".
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India’s Summer Maximum Temperature to See a Rise of 1.5 Degree Celsius by 2043, Claims New Climate Data
A new report highlights the growing climate crisis in India, predicting rising temperatures, increased extreme weather events, and food security threats. By 2057, maximum temperatures may rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with variations across regions. Changes in rainfall patterns could impact agriculture and rural livelihoods, particularly in the nort...
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Mud Hits Spanish King, Queen In Face As Crowd Protests Flood Crisis
Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain's king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster that has killed more than 210 people.
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Doctor's Protests, Floods May Dampen Bengal's Durga Puja Festivities
The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor's gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal's Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy.
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Crisis-Hit Himachal Chief Minister, Ministers Defer Salaries For 2 Months
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his ministers will defer salaries and allowances for two months to help battle a financial crisis inflamed by devastating landslides, flash floods, and heavy rain in August, last year and thi
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Red Alert Issued For Kerala's Landslide Hit Wayanad, Extremely Heavy Rainfall Expected
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala.
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4 Dead, Over A Dozen Missing As China Struggles With Extreme Floods, Heat
More than a dozen people were missing in China on Tuesday after heavy rains and flooding struck swaths of the south, while the north baked under some of its highest temperatures this year.
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As Bengaluru Votes, Water Shortage, Massive Traffic Jams In Focus
Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major issues in Bengaluru, residents in India's tech hub said as they voted on Friday in the Lok Sabha elections.
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China Lost $42 Billion In 2023 Due To Landslides, Typhoons, Hailstorms
China suffered direct economic losses of $42 billion over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons.
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After Floods, Delhi Looks To Its Lakes For Water Solution
Timarpur Lake in northern Delhi had been known for decades as a place for petty crime and the foul smell of sewage. It's now getting ready to welcome visitors with a new amphitheater, children's play area and fountains dotting the landscape.
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Deep-Sea Researchers Probe Mystery of Record Ocean Heat
As red-hot oceans amplify deadly heat waves, storms and floods on land, exactly what's going on beneath the waves remains a big unknown. Over 80% of these bodies of water remain unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.
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Delhi Relief Camps Go Under Water, Arvind Kejriwal Says Flood Threat Remains
Yamuna Waters Level: Delhi is facing an unprecedented crisis as river Yamuna has breached its banks and flooded the streets of the national capital.
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'Dam And Barrage Different': BJP After AAP Alleges Delhi Flood Conspiracy
A day after the Delhi LG and Chief Minister made public declarations of working together as a team and not indulging in a blame game during the crisis, the AAP and the BJP have stepped up attacks on each other over the flood-like situation in Delhi.
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"Lessons Are Higher Up": Delhi Minister On Flood Crisis
Atishi denied charges that the underlying reasons for the current crisis were rooted in mismanagement and laxity by the Delhi government.
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Floodwater Now 350 Metres Away From Arvind Kejriwal's Home
The flood crisis, reaching a level unseen in 45 years, has also led to the imposition of flood barriers in the Civil Lines residential area.
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Himachal Asks Temples For "Contributions", BJP Fires 'Sanatan Dharma' Shot
The Himachal Pradesh government - battling a monetary crisis triggered, in large part, by a series of devastating landslides and flash floods over the past two years - has turned to temples for "charitable contributions".
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India’s Summer Maximum Temperature to See a Rise of 1.5 Degree Celsius by 2043, Claims New Climate Data
A new report highlights the growing climate crisis in India, predicting rising temperatures, increased extreme weather events, and food security threats. By 2057, maximum temperatures may rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, with variations across regions. Changes in rainfall patterns could impact agriculture and rural livelihoods, particularly in the nort...
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Mud Hits Spanish King, Queen In Face As Crowd Protests Flood Crisis
Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain's king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster that has killed more than 210 people.
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Doctor's Protests, Floods May Dampen Bengal's Durga Puja Festivities
The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor's gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal's Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy.
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Crisis-Hit Himachal Chief Minister, Ministers Defer Salaries For 2 Months
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his ministers will defer salaries and allowances for two months to help battle a financial crisis inflamed by devastating landslides, flash floods, and heavy rain in August, last year and thi
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Red Alert Issued For Kerala's Landslide Hit Wayanad, Extremely Heavy Rainfall Expected
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala.
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4 Dead, Over A Dozen Missing As China Struggles With Extreme Floods, Heat
More than a dozen people were missing in China on Tuesday after heavy rains and flooding struck swaths of the south, while the north baked under some of its highest temperatures this year.
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As Bengaluru Votes, Water Shortage, Massive Traffic Jams In Focus
Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major issues in Bengaluru, residents in India's tech hub said as they voted on Friday in the Lok Sabha elections.
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China Lost $42 Billion In 2023 Due To Landslides, Typhoons, Hailstorms
China suffered direct economic losses of $42 billion over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons.
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After Floods, Delhi Looks To Its Lakes For Water Solution
Timarpur Lake in northern Delhi had been known for decades as a place for petty crime and the foul smell of sewage. It's now getting ready to welcome visitors with a new amphitheater, children's play area and fountains dotting the landscape.
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Deep-Sea Researchers Probe Mystery of Record Ocean Heat
As red-hot oceans amplify deadly heat waves, storms and floods on land, exactly what's going on beneath the waves remains a big unknown. Over 80% of these bodies of water remain unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.
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Delhi Relief Camps Go Under Water, Arvind Kejriwal Says Flood Threat Remains
Yamuna Waters Level: Delhi is facing an unprecedented crisis as river Yamuna has breached its banks and flooded the streets of the national capital.
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'Dam And Barrage Different': BJP After AAP Alleges Delhi Flood Conspiracy
A day after the Delhi LG and Chief Minister made public declarations of working together as a team and not indulging in a blame game during the crisis, the AAP and the BJP have stepped up attacks on each other over the flood-like situation in Delhi.
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"Lessons Are Higher Up": Delhi Minister On Flood Crisis
Atishi denied charges that the underlying reasons for the current crisis were rooted in mismanagement and laxity by the Delhi government.
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Floodwater Now 350 Metres Away From Arvind Kejriwal's Home
The flood crisis, reaching a level unseen in 45 years, has also led to the imposition of flood barriers in the Civil Lines residential area.
